Championship roundup: Millwall beat Norwich; Portsmouth sink Lincoln

Arconte double helps Millwall sink 10-man Norwich 3-0

Portsmouth beat Lincoln 3-1 to register first league win

Tairyk Arconte scored his first two goals for Millwall as they breezed past 10-man Norwich 3-0 to make it two wins from two this season. Having been tipped to challenge for the playoffs, Norwich have lost both of their opening games and had defender José Córdoba sent off in the second half at The Den.

Millwall were rewarded for their lively start in the 18th minute when Mark Sykes’s ball found Josh Coburn, whose shot was pushed out by Vladan Kovacevic for Arconte to tap in the rebound on his home debut.

Millwall deservedly went 2-0 ahead after 58 minutes when Zak Sturge’s ball into the box was headed back by Jake Cooper for Arconte to steer a volley into the bottom corner.

Norwich’s afternoon went from bad to worse in the 64th minute when Córdoba was sent off for a second yellow card after bundling over Arconte as he charged towards the area.

Victory was sealed with six minutes remaining when a slick counterattack ended with Luke Cundle sliding in Millwall’s third.

Portsmouth claimed their first win of the season with a comprehensive 3-1 success at Lincoln. Portsmouth, who had lost their first two games of the campaign by the same scoreline, found themselves under the cosh early on, but a seventh-minute goal from Ryan Kavuma-McQueen put them in the driving seat.

Adrian Segecic doubled the lead nine minutes later before Reeco Hackett-Fairchild pulled one back from the spot just past the half-hour mark.

Substitute Ebrima Adams made the game safe with a superb strike after 69 minutes to leave Lincoln still searching for their first win back in the second tier for more than 60 years.

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Demarai Gray rescued a point for Birmingham with a late penalty in a 2-2 draw at home to Bristol City. Scott Twine’s 33rd-minute effort gave the visitors the advantage before they conceded a 42nd-minute equaliser to Carlos Vicente. Dom Ballard converted Rio Cardines’s cross with a superb flick with his back to goal after 85 minutes to restore Bristol City’s lead but they could not hold on.

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